PS3-exclusive sandbox slasher coming uncensored to America

XSEED Games has announced it'll be handling US distribution of Way of the Samurai 4. Tenchu developer Acquire's game is an ode to classical Japanese chivalry, mutton-chopped English expansionism, and historically-dubious crossdressing, and will be releasing exclusively for the PlayStation 3 in what XSEED promises is a “fully uncut and uncensored” translation of the Japanese original.

The game hasn't been dated yet, but XSEED and Sony promise more info soon. Players can expect Samurai 4 to continue the series' traditions of branching story-driven gameplay, cracked-out sandbox side-quests to rival Saint's Row, and a degree of period authenticity described by XSEED as “100% historically accurate (shhhh!)”. The game casts you as a nameless wandering sword-for-hire caught in the skirmish between an encroaching empire and a shadowy gang of fundamentalists; if that setup sounds familiar enough, rest assured Acquire's series has developed a reputation for delivering the unexpected...